Thanks. I'm very sad. It was a stray dog some one dumped off. He got my male and 2 of my white silkies. I got him though filled his hind end with buck shot. So now olive oil is all alone. It's sad she keeps calling for poppie.
At what age does a male silkies comb start to really show. I have 5 5 month old white silkies and I still can't tell if I have pullets or roos. None have crowed and I only have one that has a little bit of red showing up on its comb but it's still flat just like the rest.
I'm upset one of my black 6 wk old sizzles is turning brown. It's weird it's just on its chest. Is is normal for them to change color this far along. I am upset cuz I wanted black and the lady said that it would be black but now it's turning brown.
I'm trying to figure out the sex of my silkies. Will male and female silkies have the turquoise on their cheeks or just the males. I'm am so confused at this point. I am almost ready to give up. I have some that have the beginning of red combs will both males and females have a comb. So far...
I wasn't sure what type of eggs that I had other then quail eggs. The lady said she thought they would hatch between 16 and 18 days. So I locked down at 14. Well now I'm at 19 days and still no babies. The 4 eggs I have left are opaque and I can see the air cell but that's about it. I...
I just found that my muscovie laid 4 eggs in an old lunch cooler in my car port today. She's an odd duck lol. I am so excited but now I have to wait 35 or so days to see them.